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Trauma Makes it Hard to Consistently Write
Writing is one of my favorite things in the world. It’s what I’ve always wanted to do, ever since I learned to read at age 5 and began devouring any book in sight.
So why, when I finally have time at the end of a long day, can I not bring myself to actually sit down and do one of my favorite things?
Why am I, as I write this article completely for fun, currently considering whether I should stop three paragraphs in for a tiny nap (which will inevitably result in my ignoring my alarm and sleeping for two hours)?
If you’ve read any of my other posts (or the title of this one), you can probably guess that the answer is trauma!
Symptoms of (CPTSD) can cast shadows on the lives of survivors. There are the symptoms one could guess: flashbacks, anxiety, nightmares. There are also many more covert ways trauma can infiltrate your mind.
In this post, we’ll briefly address a few of the lesser-known ways CPTSD symptoms can sneakily prevent us from doing the things we love such as pursuing our hobbies.
Disrupted Executive Function
CPTSD can impair cognitive difficulties and disrupt such as memory…
